The sheet sunk in from her breast to her knees, and then rose at the tips of her toes, and it seemed to Charles that infinite masses, an enormous load, were weighing upon her.
He knelt on the ground before her, and with both elbows on her knees looked at her with a smile, his face upturned.
She began by taking out her comb, shaking her head with a quick movement, and when he for the first time saw all this mass of hair that fell to her knees unrolling in black ringlets, it was to him, poor child!
But in the twilight, when, her chin resting on her left hand, she let the embroidery she had begun fall on her knees, she often shuddered at the apparition of this shadow suddenly gliding past.
Margarita flung herself on her knees by the bed, in a passion of weeping.
The Virgin would have had no pleasure in our song, I am sure; but I will say a prayer to her instead;" and she sank on her knees at the head of her bed, and began saying a whispered prayer.
Ramona remained on her knees, gazing at the window.
With tears streaming, she laid it again in the Madonna's arms, and flinging herself on her knees, sobbed out prayers for forgiveness.
He sat down on a stool by his mother, and laid his beating temples on her knees.
Then Jael got a torch, and kilted her gown to her knees, and went striding through the snow with desperate vigor, crying as she went, for her fear was great and her hope was small, from the moment she heard the Gabriel hounds.
She threw herself on her knees, and kissed his trembling hands with canine fidelity, and wept on his shoulder.
A high stool was soon got from the kitchen, and Jael went promptly down on her knees, and crawled about, pinning the newspapers in a large square.
Affery, who had watched her in terror, darted to her in the middle of the room, caught hold of her dress, and went on her knees to her.
As he rose she went onher knees to him, and held up her hands to him.
Whilst he stood there, up to his throat in liquid ice, so to speak, Margaret uttered one long, piteous moan, and rose to her knees.
She rose to her knees, and removing her mask, cast an eloquent look upon him, then lowered her eyes meekly.
The young woman slid from her chair to her knees, and began to pray piteously to her for pardon.
The good soul rejoiced, and thanked the Virgin on her knees.
She dragged herself across the damp floor, among the muddy boots of all those men, without rising, with clasped hands, and taking great strides on her knees.
She stopped with a sudden sheepish chuckle and dropped her forehead on her knees, giggling.
The girl Glad sat clinging to her knees, her eyes wide and awed and with a sudden gush of hysteric tears rushing down her cheeks.
Glad, her chin almost on her knees, her eyes staring fearsomely.
She asked the Abbe's blessing and went on her knees.
She could still recognize her father; she got out of bed and fell on her knees at the old man's side as he sank into a chair.
The Spaniard spoke a few words, in some unfamiliar tongue, to the Asiatic monster, who crept on her knees to Esther's feet and kissed them.
On seeing the Governor of the prison, the gate was opened, and the Countess was carried into the office, but she stood up and fell on her knees, clasping her hands.
Then Beatrice, who was still on her knees, rose with a tranquil and almost joyful countenance.
Douglas then gave his hand to the queen, who sprang lightly ashore, and who, falling on her knees, immediately began to give thanks to God for her happy deliverance.
The girl beat her hands upon her knees, and her feet upon the ground; and, suddenly stopping, drew her shawl close round her: and shivered with cold.
She was on her knees now, lifting the skirt to set under little white satin slippers with gold buckles, and white bead buttons.
Laddie mounted, swept a circle in the road, dropped Flos on her knees in a bow, and waved the branch.
On her knees, the Princess buried her face in mother's breast and said: "Oh Mrs. Stanton!
She was on the moss carpet, on her knees, and the letter was in her fingers.
She sat down and took me on her knees; my courage rose again.
She denied, wept, called God to witness, threw herself on her knees; but I turned my head away, and taking my cloak went away without a word.
When she heard my order to go away, she threw herself on her knees, and melting into tears, she begged, she entreated my pity!
The poor O-Morphi, almost dead with fright, threw herself on her knees, and confessed the truth.
If the woman would only mop it every other day it would not be so bad; but it seemed to Janice that Mrs. Watkins would just wade through dirt to her knees in the kitchen before she would use either mop or scrubbing brush.
Janice was held there on her knees--absorbed and almost breathless.
Nobody ever saw Mrs. Watkins on her knees, unless it was at her devotions!
The nursing Sisters attended him, one by his bedside, one always on her knees at the Prie-dieu in the small room beyond.
Curiously, while she was still on her knees, her bargain made, the plan came to her by which, when the time came, the Terrorists were to rouse the people to even greater fury.
His affianced bride on her knees, white as a ghost, trembling, and screaming, rather than crying, for mercy.
At the ringing of this shrill bell Rose shuddered like a maniac, and grovelled on her knees to Raynal, and seized his very knees and implored him to show some pity.
She stooped with difficulty, took up the letter, and, kissing it again and again, fell on her knees, and thanked Heaven aloud before them all.
He threw himself at her knees, and embraced them again and again, and begged her forgiveness in a transport of remorse and self-reproach.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "her knees" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
